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   squander

   /ˈskwɒndə/

   verb

   • 1. waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner: "£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax"
   • ▪ allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost: "the team squandered several good scoring chances"

   Word Origin late 16th century: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squanderer noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • S

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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